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Unit Council

Management, axis managers, implementation managers and Ch, Ech, ITA/PLP, PhD students/CDD representatives

Scientific Coordination Committee

Management, axis managers, implementation managers

Implementation Managers

ADMI transverse axis

Brigitte TECHER

UMR Administrator, Research Engineer, Head of ADMI Axis

Sophie ATIOGBE

Permanent local staff

Igore AZANGBLE

Temporary local staff

Magalie DAMBRUN

Research engineer, Regulatory unit manager

Pepin KOUNOU

Permanent local staff

Honoré KOUNOU

Temporary local staff

Carmen MORA

Administrative assistant

Laura Oliveira Martins

Normal class technician

Sylvie RAMBAUD

Normal class technician

Christine ROUILLON

Normal class technician

Jules TREUILLE

Engineering studies

Severin VIGNIGBE

Permanent local staff

Malika VIOLA

Production, data processing and survey technician

Associated staff

Jean-Gerard GOBERT

Professor Emeritus

UMR MERIT UPCité IRD U261 Inserm U1344

Director: Nicaise TUIKUE NDAM

Unit leadership

OF - Nicaise TUIKUE NDAM

DUE TO - Gilles COTTRELL

DUE TO - Sandrine HOUZE

RAs - Gwladys BERTIN

RAs - Brigitte TECHER

LABO transverse axis

Gwladys BERTIN

Research Engineer, Head of the LAB Axis

Shany ACHACHE

Engineer assistant

Elisée ADIMI

Magalie DAMBRUN

Research engineer, Regulatory unit manager

Sayeh GUEMOURI

Research engineer, Lab manager

Murielle LOHEZIC

Senior Technician

Véronique SARRAZIN-HUBERT

Study engineer

Firmine VIWAMI

Study engineer

ITHE Team

Jerome Clain

University Lecturer, Head of ITHE

Romain DUVAL

Research Officer, ITHE Manager

Manfred ACCROMBESSI

Researcher

Nicolas ARGY

University lecturer-hospital practitioner

Frederic ARIEY

University professor-hospital practitioner

Gwladys BERTIN

Research Engineer, Head of the LAB Axis

Jean-Philippe CHIPPAUX

Emeritus Research Director

Gilles COTTRELL

Research Officer, Deputy Director of the UMR

Magalie DAMBRUN

Research engineer, Regulatory unit manager

Célia DECHAVANNE

In charge of research

Nadine FIEVET

In charge of research

Laura GINEAU

In charge of research

Sayeh GUEMOURI

Research engineer, Lab manager

Sandrine HOUZE

Deputy Director of the UMR, University Professor-Hospital Practitioner

Jean-Yves LE HESRAN

Emeritus Research Director

Murielle LOHEZIC

Senior Technician

Adrian LUTY

Emeritus Research Director

Anaïs MERCKX

University Lecturer

Jacqueline MILET

Research Engineer, Digital Data Specialist

Violeta MOYA-ALVAREZ

In charge of research

Audrey SABBAGH

University Lecturer

Véronique SARRAZIN-HUBERT

Study engineer

Rachida TAHAR

In charge of research

Nicaise TUIKUE NDAM

Research Director, Unit Director

Associated staff

Katharine Barry

postdoc

Romaric HOUNSOU

PhD student

Alioune NDOUR

University Lecturer

PhD students, CDD

Shany ACHACHE

Engineer assistant

Marie-Claire AKITAN

PhD student

Aurore ATCHADE

PhD student

Issiaka BABARIMISSA

PhD student

Ivy BENTIL

PhD student

Djelili BIAOU

PhD student

Azza BOUZAYENE

PhD student

Mathieu CARLIER

postdoc

Anna COSSON

PhD student

Junior DJEDEME

PhD student

Jeanne ETCHELECU

International volunteer

Abdoulaye GUINDO

postdoc

Eve ISSARD

PhD student

Pascal Segura KLIESOW

PhD student

Pati LICCARDO

PhD student

Omar SICK

PhD student

Carine Marietta

PhD student

Sanou Elena MBENGUE

Apprentice

Océane MINKA

PhD student

Ebenezer OFORI

postdoc

Ivan SVALKO

PhD student

Jean-Josue TOKPO

PhD student

Firmine VIWAMI

Study engineer

Boris ZINSOU

PhD student

HERA Team

Isabelle MOMAS

University Professor, Exceptional Class, Head of HERA

Fanny RANCIERE

University Lecturer, HERA Manager

Sophie ACHARD

University Lecturer

Lynda BENSEFA-COLAS

Hospital practitioner

Florence BODEAU-LIVINEC

School of Advanced Studies in Public Health (EHESP)

Mélisande BOURGOIN-HECK

Hospital practitioner

Yannick CHANTRAN

Hospital practitioner

Andrew GARCIA

Emeritus Research Director

Jocelyne JUST

Professor Emeritus

Hervé LABORDE-CASTEROT

Hospital practitioner

Richard LALOU

Researcher

Marion MENANTEAU

Head of clinic - hospital assistant

Jean-Ulrich MULLOT

Researcher

Celine RODA

University Lecturer

Perpetua VINCENT

In charge of research

Malika VIOLA

Production, data processing and survey technician

Stephanie WANIN

Hospital practitioner

Associated staff

Ghislain KOURA

The Union

PhD students, CDD

Sydol ADOMADE

Research Engineer

Simone CHOI

PhD student

Abdoulaye GUINDO

postdoc

Marine LAPORTE

PhD student

Maëlys PERNIN SCHNEIDER

PhD student